Sunday, July 13, 2014

Disciplinary cases at New Zealand installations

The Manawatu Standard has run this informative article about disciplinary cases at several New Zealand military installations. Nothing dramatic in the data; as elsewhere, driving offenses make up a large part of the caseload.

Six internal complaints [at Ohakea] were laid and eight offences, for driving, assault and alcohol or drugs, went through to civilian courts. . . .

Personnel charged in civil court were obligated to report their offences to military police, but weren't subject to "double jeopardy", under the discipline act, but some penalties had a knock-on effect for their jobs.